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Synonyms of prank

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Another word for prank is missed call. Other synonyms of prank are caper, capriccio, curvet, gag and gambade.

Synonyms and similar words for prank

verbTo call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a...

  • missed callTo deliberately terminate a call before the recipient answers in order to communicate a pre-agreed message.

nounMore synonyms

  • caperA prank or practical joke.
  • capriccioA sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper; a gambol; a prank, a trick.
  • curvetA prank; a frolic.
  • gagA joke or mischievous prank.
  • gambade ScotlandA prank or frolic.
  • high jinks
  • larkA prank.
  • marlockA prank; a practical joke.
  • monkeyshineA puerile prank or trick.
  • practical jokeA playful trick done for amusement to the detriment of someone else.
  • pratA cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke.
  • shenaniganDishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour; skulduggery, trickery; also, mischievous behaviour or...
  • trickMischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
  • windup UK
  • reak obsoleteA prank.
  • rag datedA prank or practical joke.

Meaning of prank

  1. noun A practical joke or mischievous trick.
  2. noun An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
  3. verb To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.

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Questions about synonyms of prank

What is another word for prank?
Prank has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as missed call, caper, capriccio, curvet, gag, gambade, high jinks and lark.
What does prank mean?
Prank means a practical joke or mischievous trick.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prank (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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